Solt Plays Games With Tax Talk

September 10, 1998|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

A riddle: When is "raising taxes" referred to as "changing the tax structure?" When you are a politician and it is election time.

I had to laugh when I read the Sept. 2 article in The Morning Call about Glenn Solt's plan to increase spending for public schools. The reporter said Mr. Solt was asked if his plan would not require a state income tax increase. According to the article, Mr. Solt replied, "You call it raising taxes; I am changing the tax structure."

Give me a break! We already have a guy in the White House who uses that kind of slick talk. Mr. Solt wants to bring that approach to the State Senate from the 16th District. I sincerely hope the voters would not let that happen.